Connecticut western news., 1887-08-03
SLAUGHTER ON THE RAIL.
A Collision with Fatal Results on
 the Baltimore and Ohio Road.

WABASH Ind, July 27, 1Ss7.--Another dis astrous and fatal wreck took place on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad last night, re- sulting in the death of three men and the loss of much valuable property. The limited ex- press which left Chicago early in the evening ran through an open switch at York Station, six miles east of Syracuse, and crashed into the locomotive of west bound freight train, which was standing on the siding waiting for the limited to pass. The shock was terrific, the two great engines striking each other squarely and being converted into one mass of twisted iron and brass, scarcely recognizable.
 Engineer Cramer, of the limited, was caught before he could jump; the fireman, Ed. CroOken, sharing the same fate. Both were prisoned in the ruins of their cab and 1t re- quired some time to pull away the wreckage and release them. Cramer's left arm and leg were both crushed and Crooken was also hor ments. This morning the bodies were taken to Garrett, the home of the two. Cramer was married and leaves family.
 Engineer Devine, of the freight, was caught and crushed after the manner of the others, one of his legs being mangled out of shape. He fingered until this afternoon, when he died. The body will be taken to his home at Newark, Ohio, tonight.
 The shock of the collision threw portion of the limited train off the track. The pas sengers were all badly frightened. A few sus- tained severe bruises, but none were of a serious nature. number oi freight cars were wrecked. As soon as possible
 a wrecking train, with surgeons, was on the scene, doing everything possible for the in- jured men. The track was torn up for a con- siderable distance and all trains are delayed
 several hours.
 The Coroner of Noble county was on the
 scene investigating the affair. The fact has
 been brought out that the freight went on to the siding to wait for the limited and the
 switch was not turned. The conductor of the | freight train cannot account for this criminal carelessness, but Is inclined to lay the blame | on one of the brakemen. A rigid examination | will be made. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | has more wrecks than any other line in the
 country. Many of the disasters which do not | involve loss of life are not reported, and are
 never heard of by the public.
 PITTSBURGH, July 28.-Early this morning | while an engine attached to mixed freight | train passing over the Mount Savage | bridge few miles west of Cumberland Md,
 on the Pittsburgh division of the Baltimore | and Ohio Railroad, the structure gave way.
 The engine and several cars were precipitated | into the stream, which had been swollen by a | waterspout that occurred at the head waters. | Engineer William Driscoll and Fireman Will | liam Payne were instantly killed. Their bodies | are still under the wreck. A brakeman, whose | name was not learned, was severely injured. | The passenger trains were all delayed by the
 accident. The piers of the bridge had been | damaged by the sudden rise in the stream, | which caused the structure to give way under | the weight of the locomotive.